2012 Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting

A report on the Newtown school shooting says that the gunman had an obsession with mass murders but that investigators did not discover any evidence he had indicated to others an intention to carry out such a crime.

In Newtown, where many parents struggled to send their children back to school after the massacre, some say that the sight of uniformed officers is a comfort to their children and for now they cannot imagine schools without police

Depending on who you talk to, the Supreme Court either clarified the issue of testifying while veiled or opened a giant can of worms. Plus commentary on the NRA's Onion-esque school safety proposal, the year that was in Canadian politics and the joys of the Christmas season.